From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 26 19:33:14 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA02481 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 19:33:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from siamese.radiks.net (dial26.radiks.net [205.138.126.245]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA02454 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 19:33:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tomed@siamese.radiks.net) Received: (from tomed@localhost) by siamese.radiks.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA02453; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 21:34:48 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19971126213445.06229@siamese.radiks.net> Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 21:34:45 -0600 From: "Thomas O'Rear" To: sxbensky@amoco.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: PS/2 Mouse Support References: <199711261312.AA23536@interlock.amoco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e In-Reply-To: <199711261312.AA23536@interlock.amoco.com>; from Sy Bensky on Wed, Nov 26, 1997 at 07:19:54AM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Sy Bensky wrote: > With virtually all PCs now equipped with PS/2 style mouse ports, why all > the grief associated with using such a mouse with FreeBSD? The > XF86Config program even has a selection for PS/2 style mouse but it > creates an /etc/XF86Config file that DOESN'T WORK. > > The device "/dev/mouse" does not exist. Some documentation says to use > /dev/sysmouse. Again this device doesn't exist. You have to either: 1. Edit the Mouse section of the XF86Config file to say "/dev/psm0" instead of "/dev/mouse". 2. Make a symbolic link from /dev/mouse to /dev/psm0 Issue the command "ln -s /dev/mouse /dev/psm0" as root. Hope this helps. -Tom -- Thomas O'Rear -tomed@radiks.net -http://www.radiks.net/tomed/ -----------------------------